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Op Wocao – China-linked APT20 was able to bypass 2FA

Security Affairs

The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling. The APT20 group has been active since at least 2011, but experts did not associate any campaign with this threat actors between 2016 and 2017.

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MyPayrollHR CEO Arrested, Admits to $70M Fraud

Krebs on Security

In the criminal complaint against Mann (PDF), a New York FBI agent said the CEO admitted that starting in 2010 or 2011 he began borrowing large sums of money from banks and financing companies under false pretenses. ” “Mann estimated that he fraudulently obtained about $70 million that he has not paid back. 1, 2019 to Aug.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2019 – 627 million records breached

IT Governance

Hackers break into government system used by the country’s schools (unknown). Chinese government-linked hacking group has been bypassing 2FA in a wave of attacks (unknown). East Greenwich, RI, government systems offline after ransomware attack (unknown). Galt, CA, government suffers ransomware attack (unknown).

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.

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India: New Digital Personal Data Protection Act, Start Planning Now.

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 11 August 2023, India’s long-awaited law governing data protection – the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act ) – received the President’s assent and was published in the official gazette the following day. payments, insurance etc).

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information. 14, 2011). 14, 2011). Background to the SEC’s Order Against First American.